United States. A Purple Heart & Pow Medal Group To Sgt Richard Longo, Shot Down Over Ratten Vienna 1944, Sent To Stalag Luft. Newly Listed Around 1933/34 badge was commissioned

Around 1933/34 badge was commissioned from Zagreb

along with wear in the white wool where it butts the white cotton lining in the left armpit

Footnote: Albert Charles Downton was born on December 7

(Socialist Federal Republic): Silver with red enamels

Grave Reference: 4-6

United States. A Purple Heart & Pow Medal Group To Sgt Richard Longo, Shot Down Over Ratten Vienna 1944, Sent To Stalag Luft. Newly Listed Around 1933/34 badge was commissionedAUnited States. Purple Heart, multi piece construction, bronze gilt and purple, green, white and red enamels, 34mm (w) x 47mm (h inclusive of horizontally pierced integral suspension ball), reverse engraved RICHARD A. LONGO on original ribbon with brooch pinback, enamels intact, slight contact wear on obverse, small puncture mark on obverse gilt edge, near extremely fine condition, accompanied by its ribbon bar, 35mm (w) x 10mm (h), brooch pinback,